7But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves;


In Context

4 in whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dawn upon them.

5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake.

6 Seeing it is God, that said, Light shall shine out of darkness, who shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves;

8 we are pressed on every side, yet not straitened; perplexed, yet not unto despair;

9 pursued, yet not forsaken; smitten down, yet not destroyed;

2 Corinthians 4:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:7But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:7But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:7But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency may be of the power of God, and not of us.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:7But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:7But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the surpassingness of the power may be of God, and not from us:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:7But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God, and not from us.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:7But we have this treasure in clay vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:7And we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:7But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.